Duplicate of 1380 Final Exam Quiz

Close mic technique allows us to pick up more of the room sound, and sounds more "open".

Berliner invented the

Jack Foley is famous for doing the sound design for Star Wars.

If a microphone picks up signal from the front, but not at the back, the pattern is probably a/an

Flanging effect is an example of a ____________ signal processor.

The removal of tape hiss is an example of:

The "Lifecycle of a sound" is defined by

Which of the following is NOT one of the judges requirements for audio authenticity:

The "Fletcher-Munson" curves demonstrate that our ears "hear" linearly to all frequencies.

If you want to make a vocalist sound like they are singing through an old telephone, use what kind of processor?

Music is coming from a jukebox in a movie - this is an example of:

Pfleumer invented the

How many years did it take for the CD to surpass LP sales?

A band is featured performing on stage in a movie - what type of music is this:

24 bit recordings can capture approx. how many voltage levels of amplitude?

Sound Pressure Level is measured in

The path a signal takes to go from the input to a destination or output is called

Edison invented the

NIOSH says that if you are exposed to sound for a period 8 hours, you should be listening no louder than

A reverb is what type of signal processor?

Loudspeakers are like microphones in that they

In analog tape recording, constant rate of speed is not all that important.

This picture represents what technique?

The speed of sound, under normal conditions, is

Which of the following is not a storage recommendation:

The external/outer ear that is the part we see is called the

To make it sound like the vocalist is coming from the left speaker instead of the right, you should use the

Which digital compression format does NOT eliminate any of the original source?

Most products we buy never have to go through a development stage.

The removal of pops and clicks from a vinyl recording is:

The part of a speaker system that divides the audio between the woofer and the tweeter is a/an

One octave above 3200 Hz is

The wavelength of a 100 Hz waveform would be approximately

The "threshold of pain" is defined as

"Diffraction of sound" means that sound bounces back and forth like a flutter between parallel surfaces.

A limiter is what type of signal processor?

With analog recording, there is NO degradation with each copy you make from the original.

A common language for programming apps is:

Old film is NOT very flammable.

In a loudspeaker system, the bigger speaker that produces mainly low frequencies is a

"Diffraction of sound" is defined by sound

An EQ is what type of signal processor?

In class, when we listened to audio with a lower bit depth, the result was

When localizing what direction a sound is coming from, our 2 ears can use the arrival time differences.

When localizing vertical direction with our ears, our brains calculate this using "head shadowing".

In live sound, which word means "the output of the system sounds like the input"?

What can sound NOT travel through?

The most rugged type of microphone is

The reason a violin and a trumpet can play the same note, but sound different, is because of "timbral" differences.

Diegetic sounds are "otherworldy" sounds and are not seen on screen but add emotional impact.

Audio related jobs requiring a study of computer science may include

Sounds do not reflect off of surfaces.

Les Paul's creation of "Sound on sound" recording led to modern day

SSD drives are the best storage medium because they have a 0% failure rate.

Which digital compression format DOES eliminate some of the original source?

A "noise gate" is an example of what kind of signal processor?

Most Foley sounds come from a sound effects library.

Masking is when loud signals prevent our ears from hearing softer sounds.

The ossicles are made up of the

Which of the following is NOT a common middleware app used for sound in the gaming industry?

When archiving audio the standard file format used is:

In live sound, when do you do the sound check?

Why does sound not go on into infinity?

You hire John Williams to create music for your film - what type of music is it:

The formula to calculate wavelength of a given frequency is:

If you want to make a vocalist sound like they are singing in a cave, what kind of processor should you use?

In live sound, when do you "tune" the system for the venue?

If I have a 50 MB wave file, and compress it into a 128 kps MP3 (lossy compression), its size will roughly be

Based on Nyquists Theorem, to record frequencies up to 12 kHz, the SR needs to be at least

The range of human hearing is

Magnetic induction mics are able to generate a signal from a sound wave due to

The only jobs available for audio technology majors are being studio engineers or doing live sound.

Which of the following is a tradeshow I might introduce an audio product at?

Filters can only do what?

Most DAW's and plugins are written in:

A "shock mount" will protect a microphone if it falls.

In live sound, when do you load the truck to carry the equipment to the next show?

If you want to control the dynamic range (peaks, etc) of a vocal recording, what signal processor should you use?

What is NOT one of the 4 signal processor categories?

The first court case that allowed audio in the courtroom was the:

Commercial CD's are which standard?

In live sound, the person responsible for what the artist and musicians hear on stage is the

DSP is applied mathematics to change a signal.

If a microphone picks up sounds waves from the front and back, but NOT the sides, its polar pattern is

In a sound wave, air particles moving closer together and then further apart is described as

The person that brought back a German tape recorder to Bing Crosby after world war 2 was

When you are thinking of how to apply Unit 1 "transmission of sound" concepts, you might think about

"Direct sound", "Early Reflections", and "Reverberation" make up

Which advancement in technology was a step backward in audio quality?

The first commercially released CD was:

In live sound, which word means "the system can distribute sound to all listeners in the venue and band"?

In class, when we listened to audio with a lower sample rate, the result was

RT 60 stands for